Contracture
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kənˈtɹæktjʊə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Contracture is a noun meaning (medicine) An abnormal, sometimes permanent, contraction of a muscle or skin; a deformity so caused.
Meaning
(medicine) An abnormal, sometimes permanent, contraction of a muscle or skin; a deformity so caused.
Example Sentences
In general, the technique resulted in faster healing, less car formation, and less contracture than pinch grafting.
Even if in the initial phase of acute hand burn injury all treatment measures have been executed properly, postburn deformities still occur and are the most common cause of skin contracture in the hand. Postburn scarring and contractures affect the function as well as the aesthetic appearance of the hand and remain the most frustrating late complication of a hand burn.
Word Forms
- contractures
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include twitch, crunch, shrinkage, contraction, shrinking, curtailment.
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